This program commemorates the establishment of the Iranian Studies program at San Jose State University through a generous gift of the PARSA Community Foundation. Iranian Studies at SJSU will develop curriculum in Persian language as well as research and courses in Iranian and Iranian-American culture. Norooz is an important Iranian national holiday marking the arrival of spring and is celebrated by Iranians, Iranian-Americans and Persian-speaking people throughout the world.

This program is sponsored by Iranian Studies at SJSU, the Associated Students, the student Association for Middle Eastern Studies, the Association of Iranian-American Writers (AIAW), and the Middle Eastern Studies Program at San Jose State University and is made possible through the generous support of the PARSA Community Foundation.